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Economy & Labor
Economic Update: Why Worker Co-ops?
This weeks episode discusses the Australian government taxing big banks, how big banks fund the Dakota Access pipeline and much more.
Penn State University Wages Union-Busting Campaign Against Its Own Graduate Students
Penn State graduate assistants may be “students first” but they work 40 to 60 hours a week and have a right to unionize.
Kushner Sister Invokes Jared in Appeal to Chinese Investors
The sister of White House aide Jared Kushner leveraged her brother's name in a sales pitch.
Whither the Wages of Whiteness? How Trump’s Path to the White House Was Paved by Neoliberal Economics
Based on Trump's rhetoric and the policies, his agenda may be better understood as an attempt to make “whiteness great again.”
Philadelphia Union Wins Equal Pay for Immigrant Nurses
It started when a few nurses at Temple University Hospital told stewards that they weren't being paid for their experience.
The Democrats’ Myth on Deficits
Republicans are not the only ones who push deficit myths. The Democrats have their own.
Nonprofits Backing Trump Have Deep, Swampy Ties
Outside groups supporting Trump have already spent tens of millions — and may never have to reveal where they got the money.
The Robot Economy: Ready or Not, Here It Comes
As more jobs are turned over to robots and algorithms, more wealth will accumulate in the hands of those already at the top of a steep pyramid.
Prime-Age Employment Rate Hits New High For Recovery
The overall unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in April.
The Tax Code Perpetuates Inequality: 1 Percent of Taxpayers Receive More Than the Bottom 80 Percent
Janine Jackson interviewed Jeremie Greer about the tax code and inequality for the April 21, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.